Highest-paying Cities for Medical Secretaries

The top 100 highest paying cities for medical secretaries (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of medical secretaries in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $55,960, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for medical secretaries. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $50,440). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of medical secretaries in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Medical Secretaries

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$55,960	$38,180	5,490
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$50,440	$37,970	12,360
3	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$49,620	$32,960	3,310
4	Napa, California	$49,570	$38,820	390
5	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$49,540	$36,990	760
6	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$48,670	$40,380	5,460
7	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$48,570	$39,180	650
8	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$48,020	$35,930	380
9	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$47,970	$37,820	1,250
10	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$47,910	$38,010	540
11	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$47,800	$37,450	7,210
12	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$47,660	$38,480	18,010
13	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$47,620	$35,380	490
14	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$47,320	$38,490	9,250
15	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$47,300	$35,650	6,880
16	Olympia, Washington	$47,130	$36,850	250
17	Danbury, Connecticut	$46,980	$36,790	220
18	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$46,980	$34,860	540
19	New Haven, Connecticut	$46,760	$36,560	800
20	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$46,630	$36,380	400
21	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$46,520	$34,930	34,440
22	Worcester, Massachusetts	$46,260	$36,360	1,790
23	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$46,200	$32,010	37,720
24	Rochester, Minnesota	$46,190	$39,350	2,560
25	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$46,160	$37,060	180
26	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$45,960	$37,630	220
27	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$45,630	$36,310	2,410
28	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$45,580	$36,830	220
29	Waterbury, Connecticut	$45,420	$36,640	220
30	Spokane, Washington	$45,380	$35,970	650
31	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$45,360	$37,250	210
32	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$45,320	$34,190	240
33	Modesto, California	$45,260	$33,280	1,310
34	Longview, Washington	$45,170	$37,670	70
35	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$45,160	$36,160	690
36	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$45,150	$33,120	80
37	Bellingham, Washington	$45,070	$36,310	200
38	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$44,980	$37,490	400
39	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$44,930	$34,860	2,140
40	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$44,900	$25,280	90
41	Corvallis, Oregon	$44,840	$35,190	290
42	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$44,770	$36,730	230
43	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$44,770	$36,990	260
44	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$44,650	$36,770	2,160
45	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$44,620	$36,330	300
46	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$44,590	$35,050	280
47	Springfield, Massachusetts	$44,570	$35,900	1,320
48	Duluth, Wisconsin	$44,570	$36,640	610
49	Salem, Oregon	$44,510	$33,910	1,040
50	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$44,390	$31,090	5,030
51	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$44,330	$37,660	170
52	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$44,300	$34,090	800
53	Anchorage, Alaska	$44,260	$33,140	1,240
54	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$44,100	$35,400	1,030
55	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$44,010	$36,390	540
56	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$43,940	$35,750	11,690
57	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$43,890	$31,390	7,910
58	Bend, Oregon	$43,890	$34,830	860
59	Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts	$43,880	$32,890	230
60	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$43,860	$34,560	10,080
61	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$43,780	$35,240	280
62	Chico, California	$43,470	$33,220	640
63	Madison, Wisconsin	$43,400	$36,540	730
64	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$43,290	$32,730	3,930
65	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$43,020	$34,090	360
66	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$42,910	$32,430	14,300
67	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$42,560	$34,590	410
68	Medford, Oregon	$42,480	$34,840	850
69	Albany, Oregon	$42,460	$35,250	240
70	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$42,450	$33,050	930
71	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$42,440	$37,230	410
72	Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$42,370	$28,960	80
73	Nashua, New Hampshire	$41,740	$28,830	460
74	Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$41,540	$31,660	40
75	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$41,480	$36,310	690
76	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$41,480	$35,010	1,100
77	Stockton, California	$41,470	$34,530	1,270
78	Fairbanks, Alaska	$41,190	$32,380	230
79	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$41,060	$29,050	1,470
80	Bismarck, North Dakota	$41,040	$34,510	130
81	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$40,980	$32,150	400
82	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$40,910	$37,010	1,580
83	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$40,880	$37,120	440
84	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$40,820	$35,250	940
85	Bangor, Maine	$40,800	$34,910	300
86	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$40,710	$36,420	730
87	Tacoma, Washington	$40,670	$32,120	880
88	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$40,660	$31,650	650
89	St Cloud, Minnesota	$40,610	$36,050	610
90	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$40,600	$36,830	120
91	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$40,560	$29,640	100
92	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$40,450	$37,580	180
93	Southwest Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$40,380	$27,470	40
94	Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$40,360	$32,580	360
95	Manchester, New Hampshire	$40,330	$34,850	700
96	Grants Pass, Oregon	$40,300	$33,890	250
97	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$40,280	$35,080	200
98	Iowa City, Iowa	$40,220	$29,700	610
99	Walla Walla, Washington	$40,210	$31,840	40
100	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$40,210	$31,770	5,160

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for medical secretaries.